Whenadjustedforinflationtotoday's money, themedianincomeintheUSwasaround $52,000 a year.
In 1950, Thebasemodel F100 pickupwillsetyoubackaround 1300 dollars, orabout 14 thousandtoday.
That's a greatdealfor a brand-newtruck, a Ford F seriesnoless.
Whenwelookatthe F100's lifespan, weseethatwhenadjustedforinflation, thepricefor a base F seriestruckhasnearlytripledinit's 70 yearhistory.
Andit's notalone.
WhencomparedagainsttheHondaCivicandeven a baseMercedessedan, prettymucheverymodelofcarhasseenanincreaseinpricebyaboutdouble.
Let's comparethefeaturesof a Basemodel 2018 Ford F150 tothatof a 1948 F-1.
Whennew, the F-1 made 95 horsepowerandthatwasaboutit.
The F-1 didn't getarmrests, radioor a domelightuntil 1953.
The F150 has a 6 speedautomatictransmission, 3.3 liter V6 withvariablecamtimingmaking 290 horsepower, independentfrontsuspension, powersteering, airconditioningandmostimportantly, anauxjack.
A productionvehiclethathadeveryfeaturepresentinthe 2018 F150 wouldcost a fortunein 1948, evensimpletechnologylikepowersteeringwouldn't beavailabletothepublicforanotherthreeyears.
Andthat's justeverydayfeatures.
Thatbase 2018 F150 get a decentcombined 22 milespergallonthankstothatvariablecamtiming.